American Fame and Fortune

Chapter 85 Director’s Role (Leader plus 2)

 After signing the brokerage contract, the two returned to the work partition.

Thomas remembered something and asked, "Have you joined the Screen Actors Guild?"

“There are no actors’ unions or affiliates in Atlanta,” Martin said simply. “I’ve never been one.”

 Thomas turned on the computer and searched for the works that Martin had appeared in. Late Night and "Zombie Gigolo" were all non-union projects. "Noonday Sun of the Beautiful Mind" was a union project, but Martin did not initiate an application during the filming, so it could no longer be used as a voucher.

He said: "Los Angeles is different from Atlanta. From the leading actors and actresses to the minor supporting roles, most of them use union members. It is difficult for non-union members to get important roles."

 Martin asked: “Can’t apply now?”

Thomas explained: “You need to have starred in a major role in a project that has signed an agreement with the Screen Actors Guild, whether it is a movie, TV series or MTV, or you have to work in it for 30 consecutive days, and you can apply during the work period.”

 Martin immediately hit the point: “Getting union membership first?”

"Yes, this is the prerequisite for your development." Thomas thought for a moment and asked, "Is there any arrangement with Ms. Mel?"

 Louise's resources must be used at critical moments, and Martin will not use them just because of this trivial matter: "There is no arrangement on the agency's side? It shouldn't be difficult for an outstanding agent like you, right?"

 It is the broker’s responsibility to find job opportunities for clients, Thomas said: “I’ll check with the company to see if there are any suitable opportunities.”

The public resources allocated to Thomas are used less and less. He also has his own considerations: "You should also look for it over there. If you have a suitable opportunity, let me know and I will talk about it."

  Martin emphasized: “Ms. Meyer’s resources are best used at critical moments.”

“Okay.” Thomas asked, “Any other questions?”

Martin said: "I practice my Hollywood accent privately and need a professional teacher or tutoring class."

Thomas checked on the computer: "Here, at Paramount Studios, the teacher is from the USC Film School. He is highly professional. The new class starts on weekends. The price is a bit expensive. Each class is one hour. , small class of 12 people, charge is 400 US dollars.”

 Martin said naturally: "Money is not a problem, you can sign up for me."

Thomas was slightly startled. This should be the work of the other party's assistant.

 He is an agent of a large company, and the other party is just...

"Forget it, I just came from Atlanta and I don't know the rules." Thomas shook his head secretly, thinking that it was just this time. He picked up the phone and called the training class and gave his name as William Morris. They said they would reserve a spot. .

 Martin wrote down the address and phone number, planning to sign up after the meeting.

Thomas looked for resources on the intranet and asked Martin: "Aside from acting, do you have any other talents?"

 Martin did not need to be modest and said directly: "horse riding, bartending, shooting, archery, dancing, fighting, swords, driving, wire, makeup, fireworks..."

Thomas had a hard time believing it, after all, the person in front of him was too young: "Are you sure?"

　　Except for shooting and newly learned dance, everything else is what Martin has accumulated over the years in his previous life. He has completed his evolution: "You may not know it, but they all call me the most versatile actor in Atlanta."

 Thomas was doubtful in his heart, but he forced himself to believe it when he thought about the person introduced by Louise Meyer and the dance videos on the Internet that made men deeply feel inferior.

 He ​​looked at the time and found that he had been delayed for nearly three hours on a young actor. He quickly said: "That's it for today. Keep your phone open and I will call you at any time."

 Martin said politely, walked out of the partition.

 I saw a lot of people like him along the way.

 For ordinary actor clients, their business will naturally be represented by ordinary agents.

 His condition is pretty good. It has been at least almost a year since Thomas left the mailroom.

　　Leaving William Morris, Martin drove to Paramount Studios. The studio’s earth-yellow arches and split wrought iron doors often appear in film and television works.

 The training class is held on weekends, and the tuition is high for ordinary actors. To register, you need to pay a one-time fee for ten classes, which is US$4,000.

The studio not only offers language classes, but also various acting classes, some of which are hosted by celebrities, and the fees are staggeringly high.

 The cost of fighting out hundreds of thousands of ordinary actors is not high.

 Martin came out of the studio and called Michel Gondry, who was doing post-production on "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". The film will be released in March next year. Now is the busiest time.

 Michelle Gondry and Martin made an appointment to meet again after this busy period.

On his way back, Martin received a call from Thomas, informing him that he would audition with a crew at Warner Studio at 9:30 tomorrow morning.

“A small role in the series, mostly in the background, with a few lines.” Thomas warned: “The casting director is a client of the company, and I greeted him and his agent.”

  Martin asked: “What do I need to prepare? Is there a type of role or script for the audition?”

Thomas said: "Have a good rest at night, don't go out and make sure you have enough energy tomorrow. The audition role is for an independent film director. The script has not been written yet, and there is no character script."

Martin said: "I understand."

 The benefits of agents and agencies are now apparent, as actors are no longer alone.

 After dinner, Martin made a few phone calls and thought carefully about tomorrow's audition.

The next morning, when the sky was slightly bright outside and Martin was sleeping soundly, there was suddenly a banging on the door and someone shouting loudly. He was woken up and covered his head to continue sleeping. There was a constant banging on the door outside.

Martin stood up and subconsciously went to the bedside table to feel for the gun, but found nothing.

People woke up immediately, because they came by plane and all the guns were left in Atlanta.

 “Jessica! Jessica!” Martin heard clearly what was being shouted.

He put on his T-shirt, picked up his cell phone, entered the living room, opened the door slightly, and used the voice-activated light in the corridor to find the bumpy face from last time patting the door diagonally opposite.

Before Martin could speak, the man turned around and glared at Martin fiercely: "Never mind your business, get out!"

While closing the door, Martin said: "I called the police, and the police will come soon."

With a bang, he closed the door, hung up the safety lock, and moved away from the door.

Following Bruce, Martin learned a lot of home self-defense knowledge.

 “Fake!” Hollow Face cursed and left quickly.

Martin heard no sound outside, opened a crack slightly, and saw the landlord Antonio holding a shotgun, as if in slow motion, rolling from the stairwell into the corridor.

“Asshole, don’t leave!” Antonio yelled towards the stairs with the fat on his fat face trembling: “If you come here to cause trouble again, I’ll blow your head off.”

 Martin opens the door and reminds before coming out: "It's me, Martin."

Antonio said: "Don't worry, this is a gun of friendship, I won't hit my own people."

This chaos woke up many tenants and came to check on the situation.

 Martin came to Antonio and said: "You came too late, everyone has left."

"There's no way." He couldn't come out until the person left. Antonio gasped and said, "I heard the sound, so I got up from the bed, put on my clothes and found the gun. It takes time."

The door diagonally opposite opened at this moment, and a blond woman came out and patted her trembling chest: "I was scared to death."

Antonio tilted the gun in his hand towards the woman and asked, "Don't you know him?"

 The woman quickly moved away: "I don't know him. He's looking for Jessica. You know, Jessica moved away half a month ago."

In the corridor on the other side of the same floor, a male tenant wearing glasses said: "Antonio, add a security door on the first floor. The security in Los Angeles is too bad."

“Do you know how much it costs to add a door? Do you pay for it?” Antonio looked around at the other tenants: “Or should I share it among you?”

 When it comes to money, no one talks.

Antonio finally took a breath, and his big belly stopped heaving rapidly: "This kind of thing only happens occasionally, and the tenant has left. This is a prosperous area in North Hollywood, and the LAPD patrols frequently."

Another person said: "Do you believe those idiots? A few years ago, two people beat the **** out of those idiots right here."

Antonio waved his hand: "Okay, okay, go back and continue to rest."

It was still early and everyone gradually dispersed.

 Antonio held his gun of friendship and strode back to the third floor.

 Compared with the slowness when he got up, his speed was more than twice as fast.

 Martin was about to go back to the house when the blond woman in her long pajamas suddenly said: "Thank you for scaring him away."

 “You’re welcome,” Martin replied casually, “He woke me up.”

 “I’m Emily.” The blond woman introduced herself and asked, “Are you new here?”

 Martin replied politely: "Martin Davis, I just moved here in the morning."

Emily looked at him carefully and said again: "Thank you."

 Martin looked at him briefly and saw that the other person was not tall, at most 1.6 meters. He nodded: "You're welcome."

Emily waited for Martin to return to the room, returned to the residence, took out her mobile phone and dialed a number: "Jesse, you little brat, stop making noise! ​​Let me ask you, who did you provoke? He came here today, scared. Damn me!"

The other side replied: "I auditioned some time ago and had some disputes with people. I'm sorry, I will resolve it in the next few days. I just need some money to help me and I can get it together soon."

The two of them had been renting together here for a long time. Emily couldn't say anything more, so she told her to be careful and hung up the phone.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Martin went out on time, went to a nearby restaurant to have a lighter breakfast, drove to the vicinity of Burbank, found a quiet place to relax his thoughts, and when the time was about the same, rushed to Warner Studios and came to In the office area where the crew is located, attend auditions.

 Thomas had already signed up for him, and Martin found the audition room according to the diagram.

  There were more than ten people sitting on the two benches in front of the audition room.

 Martin found an empty seat, sat down, and waited patiently.

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